World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-12-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3178The objectives of this Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) were to assess the environmental quality in the Philippines with a focus on how this affects human welfare and sustainability, measure and analyze the biophysical significance and monetary cost of environmental degradation and derive priority areas of action, assess the Philippines government's capacity to manage the environmental challenges identified, and identify opportunities for reform and interventions. The Philippines has sound and comprehensive environmental laws and policies. However, it suffers from weak implementation because of inadequate capacity and financial constraints both at the national and local levels. A shift in strategy toward more devolution to local levels of government, enhanced resource mobilization for environmental management, better prioritization, and retooling of human resources are urgently needed to accommodate new priorities. The CEA also recommends improvements in environmental information systems and public access to such information.CC BY 3.0 IGOABATEMENTABUSEACCESS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAQUACULTUREBENEFIT ANALYSISBIODIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON MONOXIDECITIZENCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLEAN TECHNOLOGYCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE RESEARCHCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION MEASURESCOST ANALYSISDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISABILITYDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTERSDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHDRINKING WATERECOLOGYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC VALUEECOSYSTEMEFFLUENTSEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSIONSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENFORCEMENT OF LAWSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGESENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL LAWSENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL MEDIAENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSENVIRONMENTSEQUITABLE ACCESSEXERCISESEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONEXTERNALITIESFAMILIESFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL TRANSFERSFISHFISHERIESFISHERIES MANAGEMENTFISHERSFISHINGFOREST COVERFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYFUELFUELSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GASESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHOUSEHOLD COOKINGHOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTIONHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN HEALTHHUMAN LIFEHUMAN WELFAREHYGIENEILLNESSILLNESSESINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINDOOR AIR POLLUTIONINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONLACK OF AWARENESSLACK OF DEVELOPMENTLAND DEGRADATIONLAND TENURELAND USELAND USE PLANNINGLAWSLEGAL STATUSLIMITED RESOURCESLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL ECONOMYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOGGINGMANDATESMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINESMODERNIZATIONMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL INCOMENATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL RESOURCESNATIONAL STRATEGYNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL ECOSYSTEMSNATURAL ENVIRONMENTNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESNITROGEN OXIDENON-USE VALUESOILPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPARTICULATE MATTERPEACEPERVERSE INCENTIVESPETROLEUM GASPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION PRESSUREPREMATURE DEATHPRESENT VALUEPRESIDENTIAL DECREEPRODUCERSPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC AFFAIRSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC SUPPORTQUALITY OF LIFERAPID POPULATION GROWTHRECYCLINGRENEWABLE RESOURCESRESOURCE DEPLETIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRESOURCE USERESPECTRISK MANAGEMENTRULE OF LAWRURAL DEVELOPMENTSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCREENINGSECTORAL POLICIESSOCIAL EQUITYSOCIAL JUSTICESOIL EROSIONSPECIESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTRYSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE USETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL RESOURCESTIMBERTOXIC SUBSTANCESTRANSPORTATIONURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBANIZATIONUSER FEESVEHICLE EMISSIONSVENTILATIONVIOLENCEWASTEWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCESWILLINGNESS TO PAYWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWTPYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/3178